Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Benchmark, Test and specs
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The Intel Pentium Gold 8500 was released in Q1/2022 and has 5 cores. The processor can process 6 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket BGA 1744. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Pentium Gold 8500 achieved a result of 1,527 points (single-core) or 3,417 points (multi-core).
| Name: | Intel Pentium Gold 8500 |
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| Family: | Intel Pentium (150) |
| CPU group: | Intel Pentium Gold 8000 (2) |
| Architecture: | Alder Lake U |
| Segment: | Mobile |
| Generation: | 12 |
| Predecessor: | -- |
| Successor: | -- |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Intel Pentium Gold 8500 has 5 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold 8500 is 1.00 GHz (4.40 GHz). An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 5 / 6 |
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| Core architecture: | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| A-Core: | 1x Golden Cove |
| B-Core: | 4x Gracemont |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | Yes |
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| Overclocking: | No |
| A-Core Frequency: | 1.00 GHz (4.40 GHz) |
| B-Core Frequency: | 0.70 GHz (3.30 GHz) |
Internal Graphics
The Intel Pentium Gold 8500 has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Intel Pentium Gold 8500 has the Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) installed, which has 48 streaming multiprocessors (384 shaders).
| GPU name: | Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) |
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| GPU frequency: | 0.20 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 0.80 GHz |
| Compute units: | 48 |
| Shader: | 384 |
| Hardware Raytracing: | No |
| Release date: | Q2/2020 |
| Max. displays: | 3 |
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| Generation: | 12 |
| Direct X: | 12 |
| Technology: | 10 nm |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 64 GB |
| Frame Generation: | No |
Hardware codec support
Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | Decode / Encode |
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| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode |
| VP9: | Decode / Encode |
| AV1: | Decode |
|---|---|
| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Pentium Gold 8500 supports a maximum of 64 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 83.2 GB/s. |
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| Memory type: | Memory bandwidth: |
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| LPDDR5-5200 LPDDR4X-4266 DDR5-4800 DDR4-3200 | 83.2 GB/s 68.2 GB/s 76.8 GB/s 51.2 GB/s |
| Max. Memory: | 64 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | 4.0 x 14 |
| PCIe Bandwidth: | 27.6 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe Intel Pentium Gold 8500 has a TDP of 9 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor. |
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| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 9 W |
| TDP (PL2): | 29 W |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | 100 °C |
Technical details
Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Pentium Gold 8500 is made in 10 nm and has 11.25 MB cache.
| Technology: | 10 nm |
|---|---|
| Chip design: | Monolithic |
| Socket: | BGA 1744 |
| L2-Cache: | 3.25 MB |
| L3-Cache: | 8.00 MB |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
| Operating systems: |
| Virtualization: | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
|---|---|
| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| Release date: | Q1/2022 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Pentium Gold 8500 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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